English Architecture : Buildings

Architecture in England

We have 4 pages of English Architecture selections with links to hundreds of individual project pages. We cover completed English buildings, new building designs and architectural exhibitions. We also post architecture competitions across England. The focus is on contemporary buildings in England but information on traditional English architecture is also welcome.

26-48 Oxford Street Building, London – 8 Mar 2013Design: ESA – Capita Symondsimage from architects Westminster Council has approved plans for the second phase in the redevelopment of 26-48 Oxford Street in London subject to the signing of S106. ESA – part of Capita Symonds – is leading the design of this key West End regeneration project on behalf of developer Oriana GP Ltd, a joint venture between Land Securities and Frogmore. The scheme will create a mixed-use, retail led development providing high quality, retail accommodation, maximising the Oxford Street frontage, which will extend to 76,500sqft over the basement, ground and first floors. There will be 18 high quality private apartments ranging from one to three bed units.

Richard Deacon’s Cornice, London – 6 Mar 2013Design: Eric Parry Architectsphoto : Dirk Lindner A major new piece of public art has been unveiled in Piccadilly in front of an audience of leading figures from the world of art, architecture, property and local government, inlcuding Sir Nicholas Serota, Director of the Tate, artists Richard Deacon and Antony Gormley.

The ME Hotel, LondonDesign: Foster + Partnersphoto : Francisco Guerrero The ME Hotel – the first flagship hotel in which everything, from the shell of the building to the bathroom fittings has been designed by Foster + Partners – has opened in London. An elegant fusion of interior and exterior design, the scheme completes the grand sweep of buildings that make up the Aldwych Crescent, repairing the urban grain and restoring a little lost glamour to the heart of the West End.

Thames Hub Airport, LondonDesign: Foster + Partnerspicture from architect Foster + Partners has confirmed to the Airports Commission, the organisation investigating airport capacity in the UK led by Sir Howard Davies, that it intends to submit a proposal to the Commission in July for a new hub airport in the Thames Estuary.